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The overall view that emerged from three conferences was of a new central Asian "Great Game." In this vast transit area between Russia and China, Russia was perceived to be the strongest, China’s influence was restricted mainly to economics, and the US has become less important over time primarily due to its own negligence. In this region, there is a competitive scramble for energy resources among suppliers, purchasers, and transit countries. Another key issue in this region was massive migration from across southeast, south, and central Asia, with unregulated flows exacerbating problems of wealth disparities, crime, terrorism, water, and food scarcity.